Valvasorjev dom pod Stolom - Hochstuhl/Stol (Zabreška way)

Access to the starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Jesenice motorway, take the Lesce exit and follow the road towards Žirovnica and Jesenice. After a few km of driving, you will come to a crossroads where the road to Žirovnica and Moste turns right (from Jesenice, left). Just a few metres further, at the next crossroads, turn left into Moste (right into Žirovnica). Continue past the memorial to the fallen fighters, where the road starts to climb uphill under the railway line. At the top of the hill, turn right (at the Vila Karin sign) and we continue towards Završniškem jezero and Valvasor's home. The road then bends and leads to a crossroads where the road to Valvasor's home branches off to the left. Take the road mentioned above (straight ahead to the cottage at the source of the Završnice River), which begins to climb, first gently and then steeply, along a road that is sometimes quite rough (the steepest parts are asphalted). Higher up, the road leads to a slightly larger junction, where we continue left in the direction of Potoška planina (to the right of the Doslovška mountain pasture). The road then lays down and leads us a little further on to the next crossroads. This time continue slightly right in the direction of Valvasor's home (slightly left Ajdna and Potoška planina) and follow the steeper road all the way to the home. Park in one of the parking lots along the road near the mountain home, but parking in front of the home is only allowed for guests.
From Poljane (crossroads in front of the Završnice lake) to the Valvasor's home is 5 km.

Path description:
From Valvasor's house, turn right on the footpath towards Hochstuhla. The path soon goes into the forest, where it climbs slightly and leads to a small crossroads, where you continue to the right. The path then leads out of the forest, where it crosses the slopes below Monštranca. Follow this gently sloping and partly scenic path, which crosses a short lane of forest a little further on, to the crossroads at Žirovniška mountain pasture.
Continue slightly right in the route "Hochstuhl - Zabreška pot" (Hochstuhl Žirovniška pot on the left) along an initially harder to follow path, which soon turns into a forest. It is about half an hour's walk along a path that mostly crosses the southern slopes of Hochstuhl. Just a little further from where the Zabreška planina trail joins from the right, the marked trail leading to Hochstuhl starts to climb more steeply. A little further on, we come out of the forest on Stara planina, where the newer "Betonska bajta" stands. After the byte, the path turns slightly to the right and starts to climb even steeper, first through the wods and then over increasingly scenic slopes, partly covered with dwarf pines. The way ahead leads quickly past the pleasant resting place "Pri Janezu" to Finžgarjeva skala (here we will notice a stand of auricles in the spring months). The way ahead, which continues along the increasingly scenic grassy slope, turns quite to the left higher up and occasionally starts to lose its way. Ahead, you can see Prešeren's Cottage, which you reach after a further 30 minutes of walking.
From the hut, continue slightly to the right, where you will pass a sign and climb a few steps to the top of Maly Hochstuhl. A short descent follows and the path leads us to the saddle between the two Hochstuhl, where there is also a marked crossroads. Continue in the direction of Hochstuhla (to the right Klagenfurter Hutte and Zelenica) along the transverse path, which after 10 minutes of further walking leads us to the highest peak of the Karavanke Mountains.
Valvasorjev dom - Žirovniška planina 20 minutes, Žirovniška planina - Stara planina 1:00, Stara planina - Prešernova koča 1:45, Prešernova koča - Hochstuhl 15 minutes.

On the way: Žirovniška planina (1200m), Stara planina (1500m), Prešernova koča na Stolu mountain hut (2174m), Mali Stol (2198m)

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